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Second Chance
August 26, 2018In few days oil from rehabilitated fields in South Sudan will start to flow through the Palogue and Heglig central processing facilities (CPF) and through the two eastern and western pipelines to the world markets. The r...
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More Domestic Engagement
August 19, 2018Three developments took place recently that worth a careful review as they will have their impact on the Sudanese-American bilateral relations. In the spat between Canada and Saudi Arabia, the United States kept mum on s...
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Keep Politics Away From Oil
August 12, 2018The unprecedented Saudi reaction to what it termed Canadian meddling into its domestic affairs carries with it a very clear message:Keep politics away from oil. Though Riyadh resorted to an unproportioned measures...
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South Sudan Agreement: Lack Of Active American Involvement
August 05, 2018The signing ceremony between Southern Sudanese warring factions scheduled for today carries with it a significant feature: lack of an active American involvement. Actually Washington went step further to express its &ldq...
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The Ladder And Snake Game In The Red Sea
July 29, 2018The unprecedented decision taken by Saudi Arabia to immediately suspend its oil shipments through the Bab El-Mandab waterway following an attack by the Houthis on two very large crude carriers (VLCC), brings to the fore ...
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Diminishing Washington Role
July 22, 2018One of the striking features of the current Sudan-led, IGAD mediation effort to put South Sudan civil war to rest is the absence of an active US role. After all it was the United States, who was the midwife of South Suda...
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A New Game Emerging In The Horn Of Africa
July 15, 2018A combination of international, regional behind the scenes mediation and support coupled with indigenous emerging will to compromise is setting the stage for a dramatic change in the Horn of Africa, but the main ...
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